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Clara Thornton, 55, of Covington, died Sunday at her sister's home in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington.
Announced on: 05-28-1997
Eleanor Ware Wagner, 84, of Lakeside Park, died 9 a.m. Sunday at her home. She was a former teacher in the Covington Public Schools and a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington. She was a member of Rebecca Bryan Boone Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, Ft. Mitchell Country Club, and a former member of the Junior Board of Covington Children's Home.
Her first husband, William Ware, died in 1961. Her second husband, Lee Hoefinghoff, died in 1969. Her third husband, Berz Wagner, died in 1991.
Survivors include daughters, Katherine Terwort of Lakeside Park, Patricia Rothwell of Lexington and Ann Jurkowitz of Mt. Vernon, Ohio; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Highlands Cemetery
Chapel, Ft. Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 1:30 p.m. today.
Memorials are suggested to Adopt a Family Outreach Program in care of the church, Covington Children's Home or to the Kenton County Animal Shelter. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 05-28-1997
Eleanor Marie Riechel Wolfe, 78, of Huber Heights, Ohio, died Tuesday at Spring Creek Nursing Center in Huber Heights. She was a former caregiver. Her husband, Elmon H. Wolfe, died in 1977.
Survivors include daughters, Elaine Slack and Karen Masden, both of Dayton, Ohio, and Esther Grimm of Beavercreek, Ohio; brothers, Jack Riechel of Redwood Falls, Minn., and Charles Riechel of Indianapolis; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Ohio's Integrated Hospice, 2365 Lakeview Drive, Suite B, Beavercreek, Ohio 45431. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 05-28-1997
Judy Manning, Kenton court secretary
Judy R. Manning, a secretary who worked in the Kenton county courthouse, didn't want to see anyone mistreated.
And that included the children of parents who were cited to court for one reason or another.
"She gave everybody a fair shake, and she reprimanded women who hit their kids," said Mrs. Manning's husband of 41 years, Charles Manning of Ludlow.
"She would tell the parents not to slap their kids around because the children didn't create the problem."
Mrs. Manning, 59, of Ludlow, died at 4:10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. She was a secretary for Kenton Circuit Court Judge Steven Jaeger and a member of Sts. Boniface and James Church, Ludlow. She was a member of the church Altar Society and was a volunteer with the Breast Cancer Support Group at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Mrs. Manning worked in the courthouse for about 12 years and served Judge Jaeger, Judge Martin Sheehan, Judge William Schmaedecke and others. She also worked in district and circuit courts.
Mrs. Manning was a Covington native who met her husband while both worked for a company in Ludlow.
"She swept me right off my feet. She treated me like a king," Mr. Manning said.
Judge Jaeger said many of Mrs. Manning's co-workers donated their sick days to her in the hopes that she would recover.
"She was a wonderful lady, always willing to help other people," Judge Jaeger said.
"She was compassionate and always willing to go the extra mile to help the people we serve. She was a wonderful lady and will be sorely missed."
Judge Schmaedecke agreed.
"We dedicated our court in her memory today. She was the model of goodness in a human being, a pleasure to work with," Judge Schmaedecke said.
Other survivors include daughters, Pam Timme of Cincinnati, Beth Manning of Ludlow and Kelly Lavender of Edgewood; sisters, Phyllis Erpenbeck of Crestview Hills and Chris Walz of Cincinnati; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Andrew Episcopal Church, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence 41042, or Redwood School and Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Ft. Mitchell 41017. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 05-29-1997
Levona Pearl Bradford, 99, of Demossville, died Tuesday at River Valley Nursing Home, Butler. She was a teacher and a homemaker. She also was a member of Butler Baptist Church, Butler Women's Club and Butler Homemakers Club. Her husband, Thomas Bradford, died in 1986. A son, Ralph T. Bradford, died in 1989. A daughter, Helen Bradford Blain, died in 1972.
Survivors include seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery.
Announced on: 05-29-1997
Oma Hensley Combs, 89, of Cincinnati, formerly of Grant County, died at 4:15 a.m. Wednesday at Wesley Hall Nursing Home in Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Old Regular Baptist Church, Breathitt County. Her husband, Ossie Combs Sr., died in 1984.
Survivors include sons, Sam Combs of Phoenix, Nickie Combs of Burlington and Ossie Combs Jr. of Norwood, Ohio; daughters, Ethel Brewer of Corinth, Dessie Deskin of Huber Heights, Ohio, Margie Williams of Middletown, Ohio, and Minia Blackburn of Burlington; 23 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Mason Baptist Church, Grant County. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, and from 11 a.m. Saturday until the time of services at the church. Burial will be in Mason Baptist Church Cemetery.
Announced on: 05-29-1997
Edna Elizabeth Cook, 71, of Newport, died at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was a sales clerk with Pfeiffer Florist, Newport, and a member of Brighton Street Center; Altar Society at Corpus Christi Church, Newport, and a Women's Auxiliary of VFW Post No. 5662, Newport. She was a past president of Two Rivers Apartment Resident Council, Newport.
Survivors include her husband, Carl Cook; daughters, Jeanette Newberry of Edgewood and Diane Collins of Independence; a son, Wayne Cook of Bellevue; a sister, Lorraine Rickels of Covington; brothers, Edward Miller of Highland Heights, Joseph Miller of Erlanger, Bob Miller of Woodlawn and Harold Miller of Denver; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas.
Announced on: 05-29-1997
Mary Filer, 70, of Erlanger, died at 10:05 p.m. Tuesday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Danny Filer of Latonia; a daughter, Connie Fisher of Erlanger; a brother, Phillip Sellers of Covington; sisters, Agnes Oldham of Covington and Ruby Selby of Latonia; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Announced on: 05-29-1997
George William Houston, 69, of Villa Hills, died at 1:40 a.m. Wednesday at his home.
He was a former superintendent of Dayton Independent Schools and a member of Florence United Methodist Church. He also was a past president of Northern Kentucky Education Association and a member of Kentucky Education Association and Kentucky Association of School Administrators.
He was a former assistant superintendent of Dayton Independent Schools and a former basketball coach at New Haven, Walton-Verona and Dayton high schools. He was a member of Northern Kentucky Coaches Association Hall of Fame and a member of Boone Union Masonic Lodge No. 304 F&AM. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a daughter, Lee Ann Sullivan of Villa Hills; sons, Mike Houston of Noblesville, Ind., Bradley Houston and Eric Houston of both of Gilbert, Ariz., and Stewart Houston of El Paso, Texas ; a brother, Dan Houston of Florence; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington 41014, or George William Houston Scholarship Fund, in care of Dayton High School, 200 Jackson St., Dayton 41074.
Announced on: 05-29-1997
Kathryn Fertig Jurgens, 84, of Ft. Thomas, died Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a past president of St. Luke's Hospital Auxiliary Guild. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Ft. Thomas, and Highland Country Club. Her husband, Carl Joseph Jurgens, died in 1988.
Survivors include a son, Carl W. Jurgens of Lakewood, Colo., two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Announced on: 05-29-1997
Dorothy Knox, 72, of Villa Hills, died at 6 a.m. Wednesday at Hilltop Nursing Home, Cincinnati. She was an employee of Langs Restaurant, Covington, and White House Restaurant, Park Hills.
Survivors include a daughter, Pam Hudson of Villa Hills; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 05-29-1997
